Garbage can holder



'Sept. 25, 1956 H, M 2,764,378

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ATTCIRN EYE United States Patent 2,764,378 GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Hollis F. Kemp, Powell, Wyo., assignor to George J. Taylor and Gertrude M. Taylor, Powell, Wyo. Application December 18, 1952, Serial No. 326,643 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-147) This invention relates to holders for garbage cans, and in particular a collapsible support wherein a garbage can is retained in a frame supported by legs above the ground and wherein a rod extended upwardly from the frame is attached to the cover of the garbage can by a chain.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a garbage can holder that may readily be collapsed so that it may be moved from oneposition to another.

Various types of platforms, frames and other devices have been provided for holding garbage cans, and particularly for holding garbage cans above the ground but in the conventional type of garbage can holder the device is mounted on a concrete foundation and it is difiicult to move the holder from one position to another and particularly from one residence to another when the owner thereof moves. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a comparatively skeleton frame having pointed legs that may be pressed into the ground and removable means for holding the cover whereby the entire frame is readily collapsible.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forming a holder for garbage cans and the like whereby the parts may readily be taken apart.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garbage can support that may be used without changing the design or arrangement of the can.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved collapsible garbage can support in which a plurality of units may be used in combination, for holding a plurality of garbage cans.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible garbage can holder which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a horizontally disposed ring having garbage can holding bars extended downwardly therefrom with legs extended from sockets in the sides thereof and with cover retaining rods pivotally mounted in upwardly extended sockets in the sides or back thereof.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

Figure l is a front elevational view illustrating a combination garbage can holder with parts for holding a plurality of cans.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the combination holder shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail showing a plan view similar to that shown in Figure 2 on a smaller scale with the garbage cans removed and with the tubular sections of the telescopic side bars shown in section.

Referring to the drawings, the garbage can holder is provided with rings 30 and 31 from which L-shaped bars 32 and 33, respectively, extended downwardly and inwardly and, as illustrated in Fig. 2 the ring 30 is mounted on side bars or rods 34 and 35 and the ring 31 on tubular bars or rods 36 and 37 which are positioned to receive the bars 34 and 35, respectively. The bar 36 is provided with a set screw 38 and the bar 37 is provided with a similar set screw 39 whereby the frame may be secured in adjusted position.

2,764,378 Patented Sept. 25, 1956 The bars 34 and 35 are connected by a cross bar 40 and the outer ends of the bars 36 and 37 are connected by a similar bar 41. A leg holding socket 42 extends downwardly from the corner at the intersection of the bar 34 with the bar 40 and a similar socket 43 extends downwardly from the intersection of the bar 35 with the bar 40. A similar tubular socket 44 extends downwardly from the corner at the intersection of the bar 36 with the bar 41 and another socket 45 extends downwardly from the corner at the intersection of the bar 37 with the bar 41. Legs 46 are freely held in the downwardly extended sockets. I

The ring 30 is also provided with an upwardly extended socket 47 in which a rod 48 with a chain 49 extending from the upper end is positioned and similar sockets 50 are positioned on the ring 31 at the opposite end of the frame for holding a rod or arm 51 with a chain 52 depending therefrom. The cover 53 of a garbage can 54 is suspended by the chain 49 and a similar cover 55 of a can 56 is suspended by a chain 52.

With the parts arranged in this manner a foundation frame for holders is provided with the legs and rods applied as separate units and when setting up the holder the legs are positioned in the leg holding sockets and the cover holding rods in the upwardly extended sockets whereby with the parts in position, cans such as the cans 54 and 56 may be placed in the frame shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to place products in the cans or remove the cans-for dumping the covers are removed and turned toward the sides as illustrated in the drawings.

It will be understood that other modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a garbage can holder, a first and second horizontally disposed ring arranged in the same plane with respect to each other, a pair of spaced parallel rods secured to the under surface of said first ring, a pair of spaced parallel tubes secured to the lower surface of said second ring, said tubes being hollow and being arranged in engagement with said rods, a plurality of L-shaped bars depending from said rods and tubes and each including a vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion, the inner ends of said horizontally disposed portions being secured together at their juncture, a set screw extending through said tube and engaging said rod, spaced parallel crossbars interconnecting the outer ends of said rodsand tubes, a plurality of divergent sockets depending from the intersection of said crossbarsand rods and tubes, legs having their upper ends'freely engaging said sockets and provided with pointed lower ends, a vertically disposed socket member extending upwardly from each of said rings and secured thereto, an arm extending upwardly from each of said socket members and each including a curved upper portion, the upper end of said arm terminating in an eye, and a chain connected to each of said eyes and adapted to be connected to the handle of a garbage can cover.

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